COLORADO MAGLEV PROJECT

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225
stron

5073
ID Sandia National Laboratories

2004
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TABLE of CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1

2.0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS2

2.1. Route2

2.1.1. Denver Metropolitan Area Corridor Alignments2

2.1.2. Trip Purposes 6

2.1.3.I-70 Mountain Corridor Route Alignment Description from East to West 12

2.1.4. Alignment Alternatives24

2.1.5. Summary and Conclusions32

2.2. Ridership Projections 35

3.0 SYSTEM INTEGRATION56

3.1. Introduction 56

3.2. Simulations 57

3.3. Guideway 61

3.3.1. Route61

3.3.2. Guideway Design 62

3.3.3. Tolerances63

3.3.4. Construction Issues63

3.4. Stations66

3.4.1. Locations66

3.4.2. Station Types 67

3.4.3. Construction 67

3.4.4. Station Platforms67

3.4.5. Vehicle Storage and Switching 68

3.4.6. Unique Station Characteristics 68

3.5. Vehicle68

3.5.1. Required Capacity68

3.5.2. Performance Characteristics68

3.5.3. Critical Subsystems69

3.6. Controls69

3.7. Electrification71

3.8. Safety and Security74

3.9. Vehicle/Guideway Interface75

3.10. Anomalous Conditions 75

4.0 ELECTRIFICATION77

4.1. Existing and Planned Power Supply Resources77

4.1.1. Utilities and Service Areas 78

4.1.2. Power Plants78

4.1.3. Transmission Lines78

4.1.4. Substations 78

4.1.5. Power Pickup Points79

4.2. Power Requirements and Supply Adequacy88

4.2.1. Power Requirements88

4.2.2. Substation Design90

4.2.3. Station Power 91

4.2.4. Onboard Auxiliary Power91

4.2.5. Power Supply Options92

4.3. Feasibility of Distributed Generation93

4.3.1. Background93

4.3.2. Typical Substation Design and Cost 93

4.3.3. Substation Costs94

4.3.4. Energy Storage Systems95

4.4. Comparison of Electric Supply Options and Recommendations96

4.4.1. Background96

4.4.2. Development of the Transmission Option97

4.4.3. Gas Insulated Transmission 98

4.4.4. GIL in Maglev Application 99

5.0 GREENHOUSE GAS IMPACT 100

5.1. Introduction 100

5.1.1. Greenhouse Emissions from Vehicles100

5.1.2. Baseline Emissions Estimate 102

5.1.3. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Requirements104

5.1.4. Estimates of Net CO2 Changes 107

5.1.5. Summary108

6.0 PROPULSION (TRADE STUDY)111

6.1. Introduction 111

6.1.1. Goals and Objectives 111

6.1.2. Scope and Tasks111

6.1.3. Resources and Technical Work 111

6.2. Thrust and Power Requirements112

6.2.1. Requirements and Assumptions for Analysis 112

6.2.2. Electric Power per Car Along Route 116

6.3. Options for Improvement of CHSST LIM to Meet Requirements 118

6.4. Code Development to Model LIM Performance 119

6.5. LIM Performance Calculations and Tradeoffs121

6.5.1. Performance of HSST-200 Baseline LIM 121

6.5.2. Modifications to HSST-200 Baseline LIM 124

6.5.3. COL-200 LIM Motoring Performance 130

6.5.4. COL-200 LIM Braking Performance 135

6.5.5. Development Plan for Improved Motor Design 137

6.6. Inverter and Protection Circuits138

6.7. Estimated Weight of Propulsion Components141

6.7.1. LIM Primary Winding and Core141

6.7.2. Inverters and Protection Circuits141

6.8. Summary and Conclusions143

6.8.1. References 145

7.0 COMPARISON OF LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS AND INDUCTION MOTORS 147

7.1. Introduction 147

7.2. Short-Stator Linear Induction Motor Drive147

7.2.1. Basic Configuration147

7.2.2. Advantages150

7.2.3. Disadvantages151

7.3. Long-Stator Linear Synchronous Motor Drive151

7.3.1. Basic Configuration151

7.3.2. Advantages154

7.3.3. Disadvantages155

7.3.4. Alternative LSM Design156

7.4. Comparison Between Motor Drives157

7.4.1. Flexibility to Variable and Uncertain Demand 157

7.4.2. Reliability of Operation 158

7.4.3. Capital Cost158

7.4.4. Operational Cost161

7.5. Conclusion162

7.5.1. References 163

8.0 CMP WINTERIZATION REQUIREMENTS 165

8.1. HSST Transit Operations Experience165

8.2. HSST Winterization Experience and Recommendations 167

8.2.1. Guideway 167

8.2.2. Guideway Equipment 167

8.2.3. Vehicle169

8.3. Colorado Winter Climate and System Winterization Approach171

8.3.1. Corridor Characteristics171

8.3.2. Maglev System Winterization 174

8.3.3. Failure Modes and Effects Analysis - Impacts of Ice, Snow and Dirt 175

8.3.4. Potential Vehicle Subsystem Solutions from Impacts on the Guideway . 176

8.3.5. References 184

Appendix 1 Failure Modes 186

Appendix 2 Severity of the Failure Modes 195

Appendix 3 Likelihood of Occurrence of these Failure Modes199

Appendix 4 Capability of Detection of these Failure Modes200

Appendix 5 Thermal Analysis of the Auxiliary Heater Requirements for the Vehicle/Guideway

Interface201